Casper Railroad Research

Name/Title

Casper Railroad Research

Category

Maps, Railroad, Derailment/Accident/Wreck, Steam Locomotives, Passenger Trains, Freight Trains, MOW, Railroad Crew, Diesel Locomotives, Fires, Dining Cars, Sleeping Cars, Wrecking Crane, Casper Depot, Freight House, Power Plant
Locomotives, Passenger Cars, Rolling Stock, MOW Equipment, Depots, Railroad Structures, Structures

Archive Details

Creator

Tomas O. Cole

Archive Size/Extent

24 pages.

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

BN Powder River Division Map

Description

Map of the Burlington Northern Railroad Power River Basin Western Coal Fields and surrounding lines.

Title

Amusing Remarks and Incidents

Description

Collection of amusing remarks and incidents collected by Tom Cole including notes on Engineer Jim Murray, locomotive bell at the Cole Cabin, Night Roundhouse Foreman W.D. McNellis, steam locomotives passing the wash lines, and passenger brakeman Bud Draper. Three copies, one handwritten, one typed, and one typed with additional handwritten story.

Creator

Tomas O. Cole

Title

OIl Can Label

Description

Handwritten label for an oil can from deceased engineer Phil A Cox, unknown what oil can this can from.

Creator

Tomas O. Cole

Title

Wendelim Note

Description

Note on the death of Earl Wendelim, April 18, 1974

Creator

Tomas O. Cole

Date(s) of Creation

April 18, 1974

Title

Safety Committee Trip-1912

Description

Clipping from “Safety News” entitled “Alliance Division Safety Committee Makes Trip Over Division-1912” with photo of inspection engine. Rear side is a list of retirements with John A. Robinson, Section Foreman, Casper, underlined.

Title

Train No. 30 Note

Description

Handwritten note by Tom Cole “About Oct 21st 1914 No. 30 1st train turned at Hartville Ed. Martin J.D. Stone.”

Creator

Tomas O. Cole

Date(s) of Creation

October 21, 1914

Title

Who’s Who in Railroading

Description

Photocopy of “Who’s Who in Railroading” with entries on J.C. Grisinger, CB&Q General Manager of Lines East and formerly division superintendent in Sterling, CO and Casper, WY 1918-1931and J.C. Grisinger, Jr. CB&Q superintendent of the Casper and Sheridan Divisions, circa 1949.

Date(s) of Creation

1949

Title

Who’s Who In Railroading

Description

Photocopy of Who’s Who in Railroading circa 1955 sent to Tom Cole by J.C. Grisinger, JR, from Lewiston, ID, October 9, 1983.

Date(s) of Creation

1954 - 1956

Title

Oral History Schedule-Cole Brothers

Description

Printouts of emails between Dana Van Burgh, Phil Cole and Carleen Grossman on scheduling an oral history interview with Phil about his life and the stories of the Cole Brothers, 2013.

Creator

Dana Van Burgh, Carleen Grossman, Phil Cole

Date(s) of Creation

February 1, 2013 - February 4, 2013

Title

Tom Cole Diary Information

Description

Photocopy of handwritten notes of information about the C&NW, CB&Q and BN railroads in Central Wyoming by Tom Cole, 1888-1988. Includes information on accidents, a trains of Japanese American’s enroute to an internment camp, special trains, end of passenger service, etc.

Creator

Tomas O. Cole

Date(s) of Creation

1888 - 1988

Notes

Equipment numbers: #3130, #3142, #115, #9229, #5127, #4960, #331, #330, #513, #204331, #93

Title

CB&Q Information by Tom Cole

Description

Information on the CB&Q in Casper by Tom Cole, including information from his diary pages. Includes additional information on the Queens train, climbing the smokestack and the Cole Creek Wreck and the occupants of the superintendents home in Casper.

Creator

Tomas O. Cole

Date(s) of Creation

1888 - 1988

Title

Superintendent’s House Notes

Description

Handwritten notes on the occupants of the CB&Q Superintendents House in Casper. Two pages.

Creator

Tomas O. Cole

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Burlington Northern Railroad, Jim Murray, Charles "Chuck" Eckerson, W.D. McNellis, Wyoming Penitentiary, Casper Police Department, Bud Draper, Phil A. Cox, Earl Wendelim, John A. Robinson, Ed Martin, J.D. Stone, John Cloyd Grisinger, John C. Grisinger, Jr., Western History Center, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, Chicago & North Western Railway, Pullman Co., Adelbert Claude “Del” Whitten, George Martin "Dutch" Denilauler, J.L. Biederman, Edith Maher, H.M. Barker, Dan Dalin, George Loutas, B.C. Shaw, Bob Doyle, G.H. Pickett, V.H. Clark, M.R. Eckhardt, Earl Marsh, Mike Ludwig, Greyhound Bus Lines, Phil A. Cox, W.J. Garner, M. Myer, C.S. Kilpatrick, J.T. O'Neil, Bob Asay, L.B. Edwards, Pete Sims, Don Pinkerton, Terry Sandstrom, Randy Mrsny, D.F. Frye, W.T. Sadler, J.H. Adelott, Frank Cone, J.S. Miller, E.L. Portarf, P.F. Thomas, J.W. Terrill, R.L. Sims, A.E. Way, O.E. Stevens, W.R. Essex, J.E. Bowman

Related Places

Place

City

Casper, Hartville, Cody, Kirby, Bonneville, Spence, Evansville, Illco, Shobon, Alliance, Chadron, Greybull, Douglas, Arminto, Lincoln, Billings, Denver, Riverton, Shoshoni

County

Natrona County, Park, Box Butte, Dawes, Big Horn, Converse, Lancaster, Yellowstone, Denver, Fremont

State/Province

Wyoming, Nebraska, Montana, Colorado

Country

United States Of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

50th Anniversary Celebrations, Casper's Last Passenger Train, Cole Creek Train Wreck, The Queen Marie Special